(1) Two persons who wish to enter into a civil partnership as mentioned in section 6(a) may apply to the registrar for registration of their relationship as a civil partnership.
(2) The application must be in the approved form and must be accompanied by—
(a) a statutory declaration made by each person stating—
(i) that the person wishes to enter into a civil partnership with the other person; and
(ii) that the person is not married or in a civil partnership; and
(iii) that the person believes the person and the other person do not have a prohibited relationship; and
(iv) where the person lives; and
(b) the documents prescribed under a regulation to prove each person's identity and age; and
(c) anything else prescribed under a regulation.
(3) The registrar may require 1 or both of the applicants to give the registrar additional information or documents the registrar reasonably needs to decide the application.
(4) If a requirement under subsection (3) is not complied with, the registrar may refuse to consider the application further.